Where do I start?

I've gotta say, in the craziness of the life I somehow managed to create for myself, I often look back and realize it's pretty fun - and I'm fortunate to experience such an exciting, albeit tiring, lifestyle.

I was in NY for Libby's show and as usual, I was very impressed with the way this woman shines in front of a crowd (or camera for that matter). The show was great and getting to spend time with the girlfriend was needed.

Upon returning home I was pleased to see that the commercial we shot for Trek was released along with the actual product. Dave and Jeremiah, thanks again for putting in those 25 straight grueling hours to get this spot in the can.

The Fuel EX 9.9



I've returned to racing my bike a little more and the ramp-up to Moab is beginning. The Summit Mountain Challenge is a great mid-week race series that offers genuine cross country mountain bike racing in the trails around Breckenridge. I thought it would be good to start doing these middle-of-the-week tune ups. Josh and I drove up together as the forecast was teetering in that non-committal zone, telling us there was a 50% chance of (severe) thunderstorms. We arrived in great weather. The race started and a huge dark cloud decided to cross paths with the race course. The beginning of the race was dry and fast. A young gun named Kevin Kane drew first blood and threw down an attack that hurt every rider in the field. I did, however, manage to muster up some fight and get on his wheel. I decided to go a little harder and see how he was feeling, which proved to be a sweet move... for a while anyway.

Kevin caught me at the top of the big singletrack climb and proceeded to put time into me on the descent. As we hit the famous and painful Pennsylvania Gulch climb, the rain came. That's where the wheels came off a little bit. I did damage control, but fell back to 3rd by the last mile. As I saw the finish line approach, I heard someone coming up behind me... it was Josh! In an all-out sprint to the line, I had enough fight in me to get him at the line. (I would not have lived that down for an entire year had I let him beat me)

Well, it's off to the Laramie Enduro this weekend for one of the funnest races in the country. 72 miles of varied terrain, a lot of climbing, and a lot of fast guys should make this weekend a fun one.

The Tour of the Front Range

My good friend, Jeff Carter, and I set out on a fun front range adventure this weekend. When you plan on riding with Jeff, you should plan on being out for a while... Every time I ride with him we end up on an epic adventure that could last all day. Jeff is very strong and consistent so I always have to make sure I'm not getting behind in calories and hydration. So with a coca cola stop scheduled halfway through the ride, I knew I was going to enjoy the day.

One of the main reasons for our front range epic is that he's expecting a little one to enter the world in just a couple of days! As we made our way to the top of Mt. Falcon (the furthest point away from his car in Golden), he told me to 'be prepared for the time-trial of your life to get my car if Liz calls me and tells me she's in labor.'

Well, there was no need to bury myself back to the car - which was great because I already had my hands full with our current situation! In fact, we met up with Liz and another friend for a great lunch and I headed home to watch the Tour de France and take a nap... Good day for sure.

Almost a wrap...

We are days away from the first three episodes of season 2 being completed.



It's been busy on both ends of production. Our producer on the show is doing what he does best - which means Colombia is probably approaching fast...

There's another group of folks that have been busy as well. Libby is in a show that opened this last Thursday at the Red Room in NY City. 'Six by Tenn' has been Libby's focus for quite some time and now she's on stage Thursdays through Sundays (twice on Saturdays!) showing off a talent that I'm in awe of.

Playhouse Creatures website.

No Nationals

Well, it looks like I'm not going to make it for marathon nationals in Breckenridge. I was on the waiting list, but I couldn't risk not getting in. However, in exchange Josh and I are going to put in some hard miles over the next two days. And, I can get some projects done I've been meaning to get to.

Good luck to everyone out there! That is one hard day in the saddle...

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